CHANDIGARH: PunjabAAP government AAP first launched and then withdrew online forms on Monday to renew controversial excise policy following Delhi’s pattern, a day after deputy CM Manish Sisodiaarrests for alleged policy corruption have now been dropped.
Punjab’s current policy has drawn heavy criticism from the opposition, who accuse the AAP government led by Bhagwant Mann of setting up traps to push back local merchants and create a monopoly of the locals. outside, such as the party leader in Delhi.
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia asks CBI investigation into Delhi excise policy scam to be extended to Punjab, claims Sisodia as its “architect” and says it has cost the bank hundreds of crores .
The leak took place on the government portal excise.punjab.gov.in, where a set of renewal forms were visible for a while on Monday before being removed. A senior official claimed the kit was uploaded “by mistake” and was subsequently taken down.
The forms include those “to renew a retail (alcohol) license for 2023-2024, checklist for renewal, form-M-75, and an affidavit under Order 7 of the Papers. Substance Use Permit and Punjab Sales Order, 1956”.
Although no license renewal conditions were mentioned in the forms, the text appeared to suggest that the Mann government planned to extend the existing policy. Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said no decision had been made and the government was in the process of finalizing the policy.
The extension of such a policy is not new and previous governments in Punjab have done it. But this time, a merchant warned the Mann government about it. “The extension of the excise policy in its current form will be met with opposition from licensees, who have suffered heavy losses this year,” the trader said.
Declare large-scale corruption in the policy, Majithia stated that the entire alcohol trade in Punjab has been assigned to two companies and their profit margin has been doubled to facilitate “” reciprocity”.
Punjab’s current policy has drawn heavy criticism from the opposition, who accuse the AAP government led by Bhagwant Mann of setting up traps to push back local merchants and create a monopoly of the locals. outside, such as the party leader in Delhi.
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia asks CBI investigation into Delhi excise policy scam to be extended to Punjab, claims Sisodia as its “architect” and says it has cost the bank hundreds of crores .
The leak took place on the government portal excise.punjab.gov.in, where a set of renewal forms were visible for a while on Monday before being removed. A senior official claimed the kit was uploaded “by mistake” and was subsequently taken down.
The forms include those “to renew a retail (alcohol) license for 2023-2024, checklist for renewal, form-M-75, and an affidavit under Order 7 of the Papers. Substance Use Permit and Punjab Sales Order, 1956”.
Although no license renewal conditions were mentioned in the forms, the text appeared to suggest that the Mann government planned to extend the existing policy. Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said no decision had been made and the government was in the process of finalizing the policy.
The extension of such a policy is not new and previous governments in Punjab have done it. But this time, a merchant warned the Mann government about it. “The extension of the excise policy in its current form will be met with opposition from licensees, who have suffered heavy losses this year,” the trader said.
Declare large-scale corruption in the policy, Majithia stated that the entire alcohol trade in Punjab has been assigned to two companies and their profit margin has been doubled to facilitate “” reciprocity”.
